{"id":6287,"date":"2017-02-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=6287"},"modified":"2022-06-04T12:51:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T04:51:46","slug":"make-home-sparkle-chinese-spring-cleaning-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/make-home-sparkle-chinese-spring-cleaning-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Home Sparkle With Our Chinese Spring Cleaning List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The New Year is often when people decide to spring clean, and do those DIY projects they\u2019ve been putting off for months. Below is a list of vocabulary and phrases that you can use to describe household chores and DIY activities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring Cleaning Verbs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xi\/10634\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6d17<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(x\u01d0)&nbsp;can be used as a verb to describe the action \u2018wash\u2019. You can use it many different situations for cleaning the home, including the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xiyi\/3652\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6d17\u8863<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(x\u01d0&nbsp;y\u012b)&nbsp;Wash clothes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xiwan\/10910\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6d17\u7897<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(x\u01d0&nbsp;w\u01cen)&nbsp;Wash dishes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/qingxi\/12278\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6e05\u6d17<\/a><\/span> (q\u012bng x\u01d0) To wash or clean<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xidi\/12699\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6d17\u6da4<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(x\u01d0&nbsp;d\u00ed)&nbsp;To rinse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xijing\/12343\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6d17\u51c0<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(x\u01d0&nbsp;j\u00ecng)&nbsp;To wash clean<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u6d17 (x\u01d0) is also used in for washing hands \u2018<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xishou\/7928\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6d17\u624b<\/a><\/span>\u2019 (x\u01d0&nbsp;sh\u01d2u)&nbsp;and bathing \u2018<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xizao\/4333\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6d17\u6fa1<\/a><\/span>\u2019 (x\u01d0&nbsp;z\u01ceo).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another useful verb when describing chores is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/sao\/12612\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u626b<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(s\u01ceo)&nbsp;which means \u2018to sweep\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/saodi\/8012\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u626b\u5730<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(s\u01ceo&nbsp;d\u00ec)&nbsp;to sweep the floor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/dasao\/6618\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6253\u626b<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(d\u01ce&nbsp;s\u01ceo)&nbsp;to clean or sweep<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/ca\/15892\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u64e6<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(c\u0101)&nbsp;means to \u2018erase\u2019 or \u2018wipe\u2019 and can be used in the following words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/cashi\/12778\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u64e6\u62ed<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(c\u0101&nbsp;sh\u00ec) to wipe clean<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/cagan\/39323\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u64e6\u5e72<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(c\u0101&nbsp;g\u0101n)&nbsp;to wipe dry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/caliang\/14926\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u64e6\u4eae<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(c\u0101&nbsp;li\u00e0ng)&nbsp;to polish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other useful verbs for housework are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/die\/19090\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u53e0<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(di\u00e9) to fold (clothes, linen)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%8E%B8%2F%E6%92%A2&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u63b8\/\u64a2<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(d\u01cen)&nbsp;to dust (shelves, cabinets)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/shoushi\/1799\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6536\u62fe<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(sh\u014du&nbsp;shi)&nbsp;to tidy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/tuo\/13351\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u62d6<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(tu\u014d)\u00a0to mop (floors)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring Cleaning List <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%98%A5%E5%AD%A3%E5%A4%A7%E6%89%AB%E9%99%A4%E5%8D%95&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6625\u5b63\u5927\u626b\u9664\u5355<\/a> (ch\u016bn j\u00ec d\u00e0 s\u01ceo ch\u00fa d\u0101n)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/keting\/2742\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5ba2\u5385<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(k\u00e8&nbsp;t\u012bng)&nbsp;Living Room<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Living-Room-1.png?resize=700%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Living-Room-1.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Living-Room-1.png?resize=510%2C252&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Living-Room-1.png?resize=100%2C49&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Living-Room-1.png?resize=300%2C148&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xichen\/227747\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5438\u5c18<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(x\u012b&nbsp;ch\u00e9n)&nbsp;to vacuum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%93%A6%E7%AA%97%E6%88%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u64e6\u7a97\u6237<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(c\u0101&nbsp;chu\u0101ng hu)&nbsp;Clean windows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%8E%B8%E7%81%B0%E5%B0%98&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u63b8\u7070\u5c18<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(d\u01cen hu\u012b&nbsp;ch\u00e9n) Dust shelves and surfaces<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%93%A6%E9%95%9C%E5%AD%90&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u64e6\u955c\u5b50<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(c\u0101&nbsp;j\u00ecng&nbsp;zi)&nbsp;Clean mirrors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%B5%87%E8%8A%B1&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6d47\u82b1<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(ji\u0101o&nbsp;hu\u0101) Water plants<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%8F%A0%E8%A1%A3%E6%9C%8D&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u53e0\u8863\u670d<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(di\u00e9&nbsp;y\u012b&nbsp;fu) Fold laundry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/chufang\/1973\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u53a8\u623f<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(ch\u00fa&nbsp;f\u00e1ng) Kitchen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kitchen.png?resize=700%2C323&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kitchen.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kitchen.png?resize=510%2C235&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kitchen.png?resize=100%2C46&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kitchen.png?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xiwan\/10910\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6d17\u7897<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(x\u01d0&nbsp;w\u01cen)&nbsp;Wash dishes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%93%A6%E7%81%B6%E5%8F%B0&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u64e6\u7076\u53f0<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(c\u0101 z\u00e0o t\u00e1i)&nbsp;Clean stove<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%93%A6%E7%83%A4%E7%AE%B1&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u64e6\u70e4\u7bb1<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(c\u0101 k\u01ceo&nbsp;xi\u0101ng) Clean oven<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%93%A6%E5%BE%AE%E6%B3%A2%E7%82%89&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u64e6\u5fae\u6ce2\u7089<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(c\u0101 w\u0113i&nbsp;b\u014d&nbsp;l\u00fa)&nbsp;Clean microwave<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%B8%85%E6%B4%97%E5%86%B0%E7%AE%B1&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6e05\u6d17\u51b0\u7bb1<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(q\u012bng&nbsp;x\u01d0 b\u012bng&nbsp;xi\u0101ng) Clean out fridge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%95%B4%E7%90%86%E5%8E%A8%E6%88%BF%E7%94%A8%E5%85%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6574\u7406\u53a8\u623f\u7528\u5177<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(zh\u011bng&nbsp;l\u01d0 ch\u00fa&nbsp;f\u00e1ng y\u00f2ng&nbsp;j\u00f9)&nbsp;Reorganize utensils<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%B6%88%E6%AF%92%E5%9E%83%E5%9C%BE%E6%A1%B6&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6d88\u6bd2\u5783\u573e\u6876<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(xi\u0101o&nbsp;d\u00fa l\u0101&nbsp;j\u012b&nbsp;t\u01d2ng)&nbsp;Disinfect rubbish bin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%8D%A7%E5%AE%A4&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5367\u5ba4<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u00f2&nbsp;sh\u00ec)&nbsp;Bedroom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bedroom.png?resize=300%2C404&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bedroom.png?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bedroom.png?resize=74%2C100&amp;ssl=1 74w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bedroom.png?resize=223%2C300&amp;ssl=1 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E9%93%BA%E5%BA%8A&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u94fa\u5e8a<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(p\u016b&nbsp;chu\u00e1ng) Make the bed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%B4%97%E5%BA%8A%E5%8D%95&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6d17\u5e8a\u5355<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(x\u01d0 chu\u00e1ng&nbsp;d\u0101n)&nbsp;Wash bed sheets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%BF%BB%E5%BA%8A%E5%9E%AB&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7ffb\u5e8a\u57ab<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(f\u0101n chu\u00e1ng&nbsp;di\u00e0n)&nbsp;Flip mattress<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%95%B4%E7%90%86%E6%A9%B1%E5%AD%90&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6574\u7406<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%95%B4%E7%90%86%E6%A9%B1%E5%AD%90&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6a71\u5b50<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(zh\u011bng&nbsp;l\u01d0 ch\u00fa zi)\/<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/yigui\/12680\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8863\u67dc<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(y\u012b&nbsp;gu\u00ec)&nbsp;Organize closet\/wardrobe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%95%B4%E7%90%86%E5%BA%8A%E5%BA%95&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6574\u7406\u5e8a\u5e95<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(zh\u011bng&nbsp;l\u01d0 chu\u00e1ng d\u01d0) Clean under the bed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%B4%97%E6%89%8B%E9%97%B4&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6d17\u624b\u95f4<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(x\u01d0&nbsp;sh\u01d2u&nbsp;ji\u0101n)&nbsp;Bathroom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bathroom.png?resize=350%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bathroom.png?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bathroom.png?resize=73%2C100&amp;ssl=1 73w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bathroom.png?resize=219%2C300&amp;ssl=1 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%88%B7%E6%B5%B4%E7%BC%B8&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5237\u6d74\u7f38<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(shu\u0101 y\u00f9&nbsp;g\u0101ng)&nbsp;Scrub bathtub\/shower<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%B8%85%E7%90%86%E6%B0%B4%E6%A7%BD&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6e05\u7406\u6c34\u69fd<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(q\u012bng&nbsp;l\u01d0 shu\u01d0&nbsp;c\u00e1o) Clean sink<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%89%93%E6%89%AB%E6%B5%B4%E5%AE%A4&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6253\u626b\u6d74\u5ba4<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(d\u01ce&nbsp;s\u01ceo y\u00f9&nbsp;sh\u00ec) Clean toilet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%89%94%E6%8E%89%E4%B8%8D%E7%94%A8%E7%9A%84%E5%8C%96%E5%A6%86%E6%8A%A4%E8%82%A4%E7%94%A8%E5%93%81&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6254\u6389\u4e0d\u7528\u7684\u5316\u5986\u62a4\u80a4\u7528\u54c1<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(r\u0113ng&nbsp;di\u00e0o b\u00f9&nbsp;y\u00f2ng de hu\u00e0&nbsp;zhu\u0101ng h\u00f9&nbsp;f\u016b y\u00f2ng&nbsp;p\u01d0n)&nbsp;Throw away old cosmetics and toiletries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%93%A6%E6%B5%B4%E5%B8%98&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u64e6\u6d74\u5e18<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(c\u0101 y\u00f9&nbsp;li\u00e1n)&nbsp;Wipe shower curtain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%A1%A5%E5%85%85%E6%B4%97%E6%89%8B%E6%B6%B2&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8865\u5145\u6d17\u624b\u6db2<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(b\u01d4&nbsp;ch\u014dng x\u01d0&nbsp;sh\u01d2u&nbsp;y\u00e8) Refill soap<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/waimian\/825\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5916\u9762<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(w\u00e0i&nbsp;mian)&nbsp;Outside<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/gecao\/11596\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5272\u8349<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(g\u0113&nbsp;c\u01ceo)&nbsp;mow&nbsp;grass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%B4%97%20%E8%BD%A6&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6d17\u8f66<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;(x\u01d0 ch\u0113) Wash car<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%94%B6%E6%8B%BE%E8%BD%A6%E5%BA%93&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6536\u62fe\u8f66\u5e93<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(sh\u014du\u00a0shi ch\u0113\u00a0k\u00f9)\u00a0Tidy 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